The server version does not install with the build-essential packages in
place - you still have to install them. A number of packages have the
build-essential package as a dependancy, so it *may* get installed for
you as you configure your server. On my servers - typical LAMP server -
this has not been the case.
I don't see the problem here - a few minutes to install the package(s),
or a complete rebuild of a system to get... the same state you are in
now, maybe.
I don't know the specific circumstances, but if you do not need a GUI,
or you really do need a server, then by all means install the server
platform. But installing a server JUST to get GCC is a waste of time in
my opinion.
If you are doing anything development related - i.e. you need GCC - then
take the time and build a development environment. There is TONS of
documentation on this. You'll finish and be compiling code MUCH faster
than this conversation has taken, and still much faster than distro
hopping trying to find something that does it for you.
On 12-05-02 12:32 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Why don't I just re-install with say a server edition. Chris suggested this.
Which is the easiest? Start with server and install KDE and so forth or stay with
Kubuntu and add in the missing packages which I will need. WHat comes in the dssktop
install which is "to die for". What I see in that machine right now looks to
be less by far in the way of apps than I have in my old Debian box which I've been using
for years.
Like for instance I don't see much in the way of applications.
On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 11:08:04AM -0600, Shawn wrote:
GCC is a developer tool. If you are not doing development, or using
source code, then it is not needed. Seeing as K/Ubuntu is targeted to
the general public, GCC is not needed. However, it is a simple apt-get
install away.
If you are doing development, or need to install something from source,
then you need to install the build environment:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
That installs GCC, Make, and other related packages. You may need to
install other DEV packages as well, depending on just what it is you are
doing.
Shawn
On 12-05-02 04:52 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I was shocked that GCC seems to be missing in Kubuntu!
Chris says that the advantage of Ubuntu is the regular update cycles. While
this is not likely all that important to me it is good to know that if I do
need to update a package that likely it will be more up-to-date than in Debian.
Can others confirm this?
Thing is that if they don't bother to include GCC in Kubuntu then who is that
version targeted to?
If I start with the server edition then is this more complete? I'm going to
want to be running a KDE desktop. Should I just stay with Kubuntu and add in
everything that seems to be missing which seems to be an aweful lot?
Opinions?
THanx
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